Adolescence viewers spot moment camera operator can be seen in plain sight

Fans of the show have praised the production team’s efforts to shoot each episode in one take (Picture: AP)

An Adolescence fan has spotted the moment a camera operator can be seen during one of the show’s thrilling episodes.

Following its release on March 13, Stephen Graham and Owen Cooper’s gripping crime drama has soared to the top of Netflix charts with 24.3million viewers.

Directed by Philip Barantini and shot in his signature ‘one take’ style, the show’s staggering figures have broken records on British TV.

As both fans and critics rush to praise the series, with the show currently holding a 99% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, viewers have been equally praiseworthy about the production team’s efforts.

From specially designed non-stick paint to digitally created windows, people have been amazed by how each episode was shot in just one take.

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Now, one fan of the Netflix series has revealed that a cameraman can be seen at the jaw-dropping conclusion of episode two.

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For the second episode alone, 320 teenagers were cast to play school children alongside 50 adults who were teachers, shoppers and parents.

With the sheer amount of people involved, blunders were bound to happen, but the crew vigorously rehearsed where they were meant to be during takes to avoid appearing in any of the shots.

In some instances, some members of the crew actually appeared on camera and dressed in costume so they could serve as extras.

Netflix confirmed this by saying: ‘During rehearsals the cast would also work through the choreography, allowing the DOP to plan the positions of the camera through the whole take, as well as the movements of the crew.

‘Sometimes it was necessary for some of the crew to remain in shot, in these instances they were dressed in costume so that they could blend into the show to serve as extras in the shot.’

Following the pulsating chase scene towards the end of the episode when Ashley Walters’ character, DI Luke Bascombe, charges for one of the students who makes a break for it outside of a window, viewers believe they can see a camera operator in plain sight.

A viewer spots a camera operator at the end of Episode 2 (Picture: TikTok/itsjustttjoy)

Taking to TikTok, @itsjustttjoy explained her thought process after the camera is attached to a drone and flown 0.3 miles across the road to the murder scene where Graham’s character is laying flowers.

She said: ‘When Ashley Walters leaves the car they had a team coming up behind Matthew the cinematographer who clipped the camera to a drone.

‘They then flew that drone over the town and in the meantime Matthew the cinematographer legged into a van, drove to the end scene where we see Stephen Graham.

‘He catches the drone with two other people, disconnects it and starts walking towards Stephen’s face. Are you insane?

‘He had to literally be a split second accurate, if not the whole thing wouldn’t have worked. And if you watch it again, this is where you can see him.’

The TikTok user went on to explain that while we can’t actually see Matthew, we see his van.

As Graham lays flowers at the scene, the camera operator’s van is seen (Picture: Netflix)

Responding to the revelation, F Baybeee said: ‘Love this’, while iamnaomijulien added: ‘So interesting!!!’

Fellow TikTok user willsolis11 also wrote: ‘I’m loving the passion for the BTS. Thank you.’

Another fascinating step the production team took to make the second episode so pulsating was to remove a window moments before the chase scene occurs and replace it in post-production using VFX.

This meant a camera operator was able to crouch down outside the window and pick up the camera as the chase progressed.

Adolescence is streaming on Netflix.

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